Telegram-herald., 1887-05-09
ne WIoDIC0H8 aFFAIa-

THE WiDDC0Ms AFFSia
The Eag ,o boom toae Aec'ra'as o. the
le.s.. - ka- Haas lna listald - 81 .4I s
.e-1.l7 .us.ussa als1 1esallrels p Il i-f..-
slel afI atL
TIE s.a.smsnt 81 Alr 81 b Jhi Fres-
den, af l-s artla E4sis National Bans
FaE4 iaa tle relsaI ar-e<s lFel n. " ll-
WIllfonb cashier qu1i'saet e.sea rsfs .
certainly si1lc.~nt p1s.ufe ana sKr '.cit.
ls .rn+of. tla t
Tie Wf1Dil0E8 AFFAIR." - still tbs talk
= shs town. The IrIz8sta- 81I.alD
has 40 desire e. q sonss "a. 0at inasnaeh
e. tas Grand Rapids National Bzak
srpsars d hags ia ths D.m9erat "a
osx2a. 3 word Or tso ,rom tbs paper h
necessary Tie Ts-18aaA H EzAtD haa
asgsr csn.d Mr WpDIeo1B a seoundlsl
3 simply reported Col IusDDsUs
Feoras worj. an1 his accnsenons
against ths cssh.sr q ~ Grsnd Rspiis
National b Ank. ald lt furshsrmors said
that ne ua,.e- called f1r an explanation.
W aii8 this paper has ns7sf dubbed NJ.
WInDlo0Ma a scoGndrsl, it vii 10, bssi-
sAts 50 70 % II i b proven that hs Is
enc, lt will not hesitate o. cal a1y mar
q scoanirsl slo Is 80 proVs1, whether ae.
bs 'lsalng business man" Of not and
t1s fact tha. : man has always lived 40
Grsat Rapids or has coma here within
stx months. will maks 10 difference IN
our treatment q him. Ths ''pcntlve and
szgEclt s.sssneat q President I'M con
tains sns following paragraph:
.-fhose whose pr.ncIpei occupation Is -
sisa4 lpon street sorlfrs and olsy tlem-
selves With he si'slrs 1f other men, We have
neither time nor Meditation % snhghten.
The above. ~ imagine. Is aimed at
Coiousl Foorr--is not a. him at bis soa
WILLIAM. who. untl rscsntly, was TIE
busy and trusted receiving teller o. The
0raad Rapids National 81. UMis
Ststemsnt closes a. foiioss.
~ff he follows my siyice re viii not enter
mon any sucn expedition. { have sad 10
him. your zoi0g out and COMING l before
this people f0r more tuan a quarter Of a
century Your business life Of rscttuts Ia
this community, from tie tlme that you
wcrks4 ~ he bench iu your youth a0i in
vour poverty to the present hour lonr
sbihtY O. demoustFals a. eli times how
clear y0c have been in this oifcs gou now
Hold. These are your v.rdicatoas. Go
forward turning urifher @ tce rirnt nor %
the len. thongh Tray Blanche AM Sweet
heart saao a. yolr heels snd 20 the insects
that bus shout Your ears SIMPLY say. Shoe
~. o.. 3eihsr me.
We haze Tho utmost rssDec. tor the
ability and opinions % Epwls r IaL
and il doss rot seem possit.o taas hs
could bavs uttered the above ss Prsai-
Jsns oi q bank IN reply 30 grave charges
OF doubtful trsossctious upon tie part -
bis'oeshisr. IL csnno. bs thas the Dsao-
crat has quoted HIM right
A cashier OF = bank charged ~ the
Resolving Teller with wsil, Eish b0s-
rowing money iscm tas back without
paying interest tasrsou sni the Prssi-
dsnt, who s also the cashiers attorney.
advising him 10 say 20 his alleged cal
umisators. "Sh0o hY. dou't bother ne
Tlis does not seem consistsnt with hir
Um's character as q naau uor his slrsWd-
hess az su attorney.
"A foe tbs rsismsasgsd and sioPpy
Dss,ocrufs apology for as. Wiooicoua
We have Drt 20 quote from snaf ihst
paper said oaly the day previous
H- Wtaicomb. TOO cannot az r,f 20 lst .be
matters r-st tn f1sir pfeseut sfsl.s. ani tfe
circlns'sn- ss sre sgeh that a vufe 9i cfan
aenra ~ t1s uesrf 1i eileClofs ail la ei
no ma.srisl beneht % any cle.
There has not even heen "a vots Cf
ccuf3 3suee~ there is Presidents UHC-
statement thas In WfDnuoas bss aor-
rowsd money from the bsnk srd psii
interest on Is and thss bis lths csstisrsl
pager has siso 5sso ia t6s bank. "iu sal
shou. tas business - tbs bans. snd Nh
Usf ssys thai it vas nos 3ss.nst necss-
sarY - inforul iha rscsi7inx teller ~ fhe
reason Why 10 interest," vas paid apon
t.e psDer. rhe discount committee
says substantially s1s same thing Now
this rurar has no intsr-st, Ehatevee. IN
tha affsi-s of ths Grand Rspids National
If she stock holders ara satisfied "a pre-
sruse fhe prbsn snouid be. bas the
WupCoxn affsir hes rssehed sueh pro-
rornoas thst t sserss necessary. mas
,pus,6 As e ass been insinuafsd mar ths
TX -eRtx- hxaatn. IN publishing taa
news. has uahxnsS -iealing businsss
mar O. reitsrsta rhst - szid IN ths
beoinaing thar M WmnIcouB m1s'
ei-har make some explanation or prove
shsf CT. THaDuzrs FoorR and w.
l1ax Foors. ls.s rsreiring teller ef ths
Grsni Rapids Nssionai Bank. srs s'sn.
ss~e-s snd tafams-s ef charactsr.
10 an h1siaasa man whc - sclnairts.' Z
e. al Hita ma ssasick business So s81ii
sa=n fha. one &c tiese sainzs - tras.
WfrEftH Mmrrscur has ccrr8 Fei
rscoev &c re bauk 11cu wrich Be- bss
ret nsij interest. tne tsak ase bz.sa
tassiaS iu reai estate. which ths talted
Sisfes avs ferufd. and tba trsnssetiou.
A.. n,slla Ira tae rar.s ~ els cashier. ca.
fna esshior has rascrted 20 tbe oia .eTi-e
~ azailirx tae rseorrs q deposits -
pnf.iag he psrslcai paper infc t1e bsa<
Tt nsn,stisinz iks the soeva IS aot srrs
ffesa Cri-ral Fcors s1d bra aan hsve
rttered wat is 1nryre
The cr1.ic mar reIrs~s xhs' g p.a4sss
Th.z rarar hss rothiek n1rs ic ~ ~ al
aattsr apal 'hsgs ars ace es~ssas ssaaals